The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has published new photos from its Tianwen 1 Mars project, including two spectacular selfies taken by the mission’s orbiter circling the planet. The artificial satellite was able to take a picture of itself by releasing a special camera into space on a one-way journey. …
Read More »UAE releases first image of Mars shot by its weather orbiter Amal (PHOTO)
The image of the Red Planet represents “a defining moment in our history and marks the UAE joining advanced nations involved in space exploration,” Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the powerful Emirati crown prince, said, commenting on the news. The picture was taken on Wednesday, just after the robotic …
Read More »The launch of the scientific satellite Solar Orbiter
This morning at 7:03 MSK by the carrier rocket “Atlas 5” from the Space center. Kennedy in Florida was launched, a European research spacecraft Solar Orbiter, designed to study the Sun. At 7:55 he has successfully separated from the upper stage “Centaurus” and a few minutes later made contact with …
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